L.A. DA's Office Gets $4.3M for WC Fraud

The California Fraud Assessment Commission of the Department of Insurance last Wednesday voted to give the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office $4.3 million this year to fight workers' compensation fraud. The DA's office had asked for $6.3 million, but the allocation is still greater than last year's commitment of $3.7 million. The plan is to hire four more investigators with the additional money.However, other counties will not get as much as they did last year.According to District Attorney Steve Cooley, fifty percent of all California workers' compensation fraud occurs in Los Angel...